Constitution (Basic Law) of the Republic of Tajikistan. | Land Portal

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November 1994
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LEX-FAOC127450
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The Constitution has the highest legal power, direct application (Article 10) and supremacy on the whole territory of Tajikistan. The Constitution proclaims the establishment of a democratic, legal, secular and unitary State (Article 1), where the State power is based on the principle of separation of powers (Article 9). It consists of 100 Articles divided into 10 Chapters: The fundamentals of the constitutional system (I); Rights, liberties, basic duties of individuals and citizens (II); The Majlisi Oli (III); The President (IV); The Government (V); Local Government (VI); The Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region (VII); The Court (VIII); The Prosecutor’s Office(IX) and Procedure for introducing amendments to the Constitution (X). The Republic of Tajikistan shall be a sovereign, democratic, law-based, secular, and unitary state. Being social oriented state Tajikistan shall provide relevant living conditions for every person Article 1). The territory of Tajikistan shall be indivisible and inviolable. Tajikistan shall consist of the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region, regions, towns, districts, settlements, and villages. The state shall ensure the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Tajikistan. Agitation and actions aimed at disunity of the state shall be prohibited. The Constitutional Law shall define the procedure of establishing and changing of administrative and border units (Article 7). Land, its entrails, water, airspace, flora and fauna, and other natural resources shall be owned by the state, and the state guarantee their effective use in the interests of the people (Article 13). The protection of natural, historical and cultural heritage shall be the duties of everyone (Article 44).

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